• COVER: The Great Wall of America - The US is erecting miles of new fences along much of the Mexican border. Can a barrier stop the tide of illegal aliens?
• SOCIETY: Should You Drink with Your Kids? - The effort to stamp out underage alcohol use has failed, creating a culture in which young people binge in secret. John Cloud suggests there's a better way
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Graphic Novels are Hollywood's Newest Gold Mine - Graphic novels — long comic books for grownups — have also become the movie industry's most reliable development tool
• PEOPLE: 10 Questions for Steve Carell - From The 40-Year-Old Virgin to The Office's clueless boss Michael Scott, he's made hilariously awkward comedy an art form. His new film, Get Smart, is in theaters. Steve Carell will now take your questions
• COVER: The American Pope - On the eve of Benedict XVI's first papal visit to the U.S., a revealing look at his long fascination with America and how it is shaping his vision for the world
• BUSINESS: Holding Back the Flood - More financial regulation will mean less financial innovation. Maybe that's not such a bad idea
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Scorsese's Moonlighting Gig - As the acclaimed director takes on the Rolling Stones, Richard Corliss appraises his career in documentaries
• PEOPLE: 10 Questions for Helen Mirren - After playing royals ancient and modern, a hard-nosed cop and all manner of fantasy females, the Oscar winner has written a memoir, In the Frame. Helen Mirren will now take your questions
• COVER:The Clean Energy Scam - Ethanol increases global warming, destroys forests and inflates food prices. So why are we subsidizing it?
• HEALTH & MEDICINE: Eat Your Germs - Want to stay healthy? One way may be to get plenty of bacteria in your diet--provided they're the kind found in probiotic foods
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: R.E.M.: Finding Their Religion - After a decade of aimlessness, the once-great band is back with its best album in years
• PEOPLE: 10 Questions for Joe Torre - He won four World Series managing the New York Yankees. Now he's looking for a title in Tinseltown as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Joe Torre will now take your questions
TIME Magazine June 16, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 24 (U.S. Edition)
• COVER:America's Medicated Army - As wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have stretched the U.S. military to the breaking point, the Pentagon has quietly okayed the use of antidepressants by stressed-out troops. A TIME investigation reveals combat's heavy toll on their mental health
• TECHNOLOGY: Who Will Rule The New Internet? - Apple, Google and Facebook all want to build the next great platform. Inside the struggle for Web supremacy
• Computer Literacy Tests: Are You Human? - Websites often ask you to decipher a few wiggly letters. They're trying to find out if you're human or spamware
• BUSINESS: Will the Oil Bubble Burst? - After making billions on rising energy prices, a big investor cashes in. Why that signals cheaper times